Spaulding grapplers hold their own at North-South Duals
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Staff Reports - Published: December 2, 2007
BARRE – Spaulding wrestling fared well at the North-South Duals on Saturday, taking home wins against Rutland and Bellows Falls.
The Crimson Tide won their first match against Rutland, 52-15. They lost to Mount Anthony, 67-3, and beat Bellows Falls 69-6. The Tide closed out their day losing to Otter Valley, 41-36.
Spaulding's Kyle Edmunds went 3-1 and beat Allen Kent from Rutland, lost to Jake Short of Mount Anthony, won by forfeit over Bellows Falls, and beat Tim Shields from Otter Valley.
Bryant Cleveland went 4-0, pinning Adam Scott from Rutland, beating Mount Anthony's Zach Weinfurt, winning by forfeit over Bellows Falls, and pinning Otter Valley's Shane Bouchard.
Spaulding senior Mike Baril went 3-1, pinning Rutland's Matt Cody. He lost to Mount Anthony's Cole Frost but came back to beat Josh Pratt from Bellows Falls and Craig Drummond of Otter Valley.
"The day went pretty well," said Spaulding coach Dave Fournier. "We had hoped to have beaten Otter Valley; we had a couple of matches that didn't go our way. It was about what we expected. Our experienced guys did well; we're optimistic for the season."
Spaulding is now 2-2 and travels to Randolph on Wednesday to take on the Ghosts and Enosburg.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Twinfield 64, Richford 24
PLAINFIELD – Twinfield built a 23-piont halftime lead and never let up on Saturday, keying a 64-24 girls basketball victory over Richford.
Vanessa Powers paced the Trojans with 21 points, six steals, five rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots. Teammate Camille DuPont finished with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Nealsa Welch tallied eight points. Betsy Martin picked up six points, six assists and three steals.
"Betsy Martin doesn't score a lot of points, but she runs that point and gets the ball where it needs to be," Twinfield coach Deb Rathburn said. "Almost all of Vanessa's points were on layups, and that was because her and Betsy just pushed the ball so well.
Despite lopsided final score, Twinfield only led 17-8 after the first quarter.
"It was our first home game, and we had just done a huge 1,000-point banner presentation for eight different scorers since 1968," Rathburn said. "The warmups were broken up a bit, so it took them a little while to settle in."
Twinfield improves to 1-0 and will travel to play Mid-Vermont Christian Academy in Quechee on Wednesday.
Twinfield's J.V. team won, 40-11.
West Rutland 43, Cabot 30
WEST RUTLAND – Cabot never recovered from a 13-2 first-quarter deficit en route to Saturday's 43-30 girls basketball loss to West Rutland.
"They got out front and held us at arm's length from there," Cabot coach David Hale said.
The Huskies closed the gap to six points at halftime, but the Golden Horde scored 17 points in the third quarter to pull away for good.
"Katie Lincoln scored 13 of her 15 teams in the third quarter," Hale said.
Julia Gulka, Abby Nash and Caitlyn Celley all scored eight points for the Huskies, who fall to 0-1 and will travel to play UCA on Tuesday.
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Royalton 54, Hazen 49
HARDWICK – Three South Royalton players reached double figures as the Royals eked out a 54-49 boys basketball victory over Hazen on Saturday.
Miles Ellis and Ki Walker each scored 11 points in the victory, while teammate Dustin Parker chipped in with 10 points.
Zach Bartlett scored a team-high 15 points for the Wildcats, with teammates Jon Flood and Brendan Greene contributing eight points apiece.
"It was the most physical fourth quarter I have ever seen in my coaching career," Hazen coach Aaron Hill said. "It was really physical inside and they really took advantage of us with their strength."
The Wildcats carried a 29-28 advantage into halftime and led 40-32 after the third quarter. Unfortunately for Hazen, South Royalton erupted for 22 points in the final stanza.
Hazen falls to 0-1 and will travel to play Peoples Academy on Tuesday.
GILRS HOCKEY
Stowe 2, Essex 0
STOWE – Third-period goals from Krista King and Michaela Meehan powered Stowe to Saturday's 2-0 girls hockey victory over Essex.
King opened the scoring 3:25 into the third period, and Meehan doubled the lead seven minutes later on a feed from Lily Grosvenor.
Ekta Sampson stopped 13 shots for Stowe, including a save on a penalty shot in the third period.
"It was 0-0 going into the third period and it was definitely a very close game," Stowe coach Melanie Fountain said. "We just kept playing very aggressively and it was a complete team effort."
Goalie Emily Douillard turned away 12 shots for the Hornets, who fall to 1-1.
Stowe improves to 1-1 and will host Hartford on Tuesday.
BOYS HOCKEY
Northfield 3, St. Johnsbury 3
ST. JOHNSBURY — Northfield scored first, gave up three consecutive goals to St. Johnsbury, then battled back to a 3-3 boys hockey tie on Saturday.
Garrett Dukette scored first for the Marauders before St. Johnsbury's Adam Strauch and Danielle Portier gave the Hilltoppers the lead in the first period.
Ryan Keifer made it 3-1 for St. Johnsbury in the second period, but Alex Green started the comeback with a goal before the second frame ended.
Nick Boyce scored the lone goal of the third period to tie the game.
Matt Davison was solid in the nets for 1-0-1 Northfield with 27 saves. Carter Crooks had 21 saves for St. Johnsbury.
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Bates 76, Norwich 50
NORTHFIELD — Val Beckwith led five Bates players in double-figures with 17 points as the visiting Bobcats downed Norwich, 76-50, in a women's basketball game played Saturday afternoon at Andrews Hall.
Sarah Barton nearly recorded a triple-double for Bates (2-2) as she scored 15 points, dished out 13 assists and made nine steals. Matia Kostakis produced a double-double of her own, scoring 10 points and hauling in 10 rebounds. ShawnRose Lanchantin and Danielle Schaefers each chipped in 10 points apiece to round out the list of Bobcats in double-figures.
Bates was in control of the game from the opening tip, as the Bobcats outscored Norwich 30-9 over the first 11 minutes of play. Bates led by as many as 28 points in the first half, and the Bobcats took a 46-23 lead into halftime.
Norwich (0-6) was able to get no closer than 21 points the rest of the way.
Erica Rate led the Cadets with a game-high 21 points, while Ally Daniels chipped in 10 points. Laural McWilliams ripped down 10 rebounds, while Christine Daniels added eight points off the bench.
Norwich turned the ball over 29 times, and Bates scored 30 points off those miscues. The Cadets shot 34.5 percent from the field.
Norwich will host SUNY New Paltz at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Southern Maine Tech 72, Vermont Tech 45
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – Elizabeth Ouellette scored a team-high 18 points to pace Southern Maine Tech in Saturday's 72-45 women's college basketball victory over Vermont Tech.
Eliza Wakefield (14 points) and Shannon Leland (11 points) led the way for the Green Knights.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Norwich 83, Johnson State 68
NORTHFIELD – Jerrold Williams scored a game-high 24 points and Jamel Bedford added 21 points and 12 rebounds to help lead the Norwich men's basketball team past Johnson State, 83-68, on Saturday.
The victory moves the Cadets (3-1) into the Hockenbury Tournament championship game, where they will face Nichols College today at 3 p.m. Johnson State (1-3) will face Lyndon State in the consolation game at 1 p.m.
Williams was honored prior to the game for scoring his 1,000th career point in Norwich's 71-61 victory over Colby-Sawyer on Thursday. The senior then went out and played another tremendous game, hitting 8-of-14 field goal attempts, including a 7-of-11 effort from three-point range.
Derrick Montiero joined Williams and Bedford in double-figures with 12 points. Chris Gaither added nine points off the bench.
Charlie Viana led four Johnson State players in double-figures with 13 points. Miles Smith Jr. added 12 points, while Chris Lamica and John Foley added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY
Providence 4, Vermont 0
BURLINGTON – Senior Jon Rheault scored twice and senior Tyler Sims turned away 20 shots to lead Providence to Saturday's 4-0 victory over Vermont in front of the 64th straight sellout of 4,003 at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
The loss ended Vermont's three-game unbeaten streak as the Catamounts fell to 3-6-2 overall and 3-3-2 in the Hockey East. Providence improves to 4-6-2 and 4-3-2 in the Hockey East.
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